D.E. Shaw & Co Portfolio holdings
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, a former Columbia University computer science professor, is a New York City-based global investment management firm renowned for pioneering quantitative investing, managing over $70 billion in assets as of late 2024. Starting with $28 million from Paloma Partners and private investors, the firm employs sophisticated mathematical models and proprietary algorithms—initially developed by a team of scientists and programmers—to exploit market anomalies across public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, and alternatives. Headquartered above a Greenwich Village bookstore in its early days, it now boasts over 2,500 employees across offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, led by a seven-member Executive Committee since Shaw stepped back in 2001 to focus on D. E. Shaw Research. Despite setbacks like the 1998 Russia debt crisis and the 2008 financial downturn, the firm has maintained a reputation for analytical rigor, risk management, and innovation, balancing its computational roots with discretionary strategies.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$384M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$368M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$319M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
|
+$1.02B |
| 2 |
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$361M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$288M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.52% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.14% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 8% |
| 5 | Energy | 5.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
PUT
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$4.29M |
|
|
BWAC
2202
DELISTED
BETTER WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. Common Stock
BWAC
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
470,678
-23,000
| -5% | -$235K |
|
2203
Aon
AON
$80.3B
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,840
| New | +$4.32M |
|
2204
Atossa Therapeutics
ATOS
$23.1M
| $4.83M | ﹤0.01% |
257,542
-18,979
| -7% | -$386K |
|
2205
PUT
Zillow
ZG
$7.78B
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
-16,000
| -14% | -$846K |
|
2206
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
| $4.82M | ﹤0.01% |
60,972
-43,282
| -42% | -$3.65M |
|
2207
PUT
Shift4
FOUR
$4.37B
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
77,700
+33,600
| +76% | +$1.77M |
|
|
TWNI
2208
DELISTED
Tailwind International Acquisition Corp.
TWNI
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
491,532
-581,766
| -54% | -$5.66M |
|
2209
GeoPark
GPRK
$611M
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
321,687
-109,610
| -25% | -$1.54M |
|
|
CCRN
2210
DELISTED
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
221,507
+115,629
| +109% | +$2.51M |
|
|
PHYT
2211
DELISTED
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp.
PHYT
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
482,472
+415,579
| +621% | +$4.13M |
|
|
ATC
2212
DELISTED
Atotech Limited
ATC
| $4.8M | ﹤0.01% |
218,519
+113,314
| +108% | +$2.71M |
|
2213
CALL
Rapid7
RPD
$632M
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
43,000
-10,000
| -19% | -$1M |
|
2214
Nutanix
NTNX
$16B
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
178,252
+82,938
| +87% | +$2.22M |
|
|
VSAC
2215
DELISTED
Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. Class A Common Stock
VSAC
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
477,722
+325,000
| +213% | +$3.23M |
|
|
SPLK
2216
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
32,124
-29,497
| -48% | -$3.61M |
|
|
KRNL
2217
DELISTED
Kernel Group Holdings, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares
KRNL
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
486,315
-450,839
| -48% | -$4.39M |
|
2218
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.8M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
96,755
-12,506
| -11% | -$796K |
|
2219
PUT
Bumble
BMBL
$393M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
164,500
+90,000
| +121% | +$2.49M |
|
2220
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.62B
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
190,030
-19,261
| -9% | -$492K |
|
2221
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.75B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,046
| New | +$5.25M |
|
2222
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.85B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
54,139
-65,635
| -55% | -$6.76M |
|
2223
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.67B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
107,800
+6,800
| +7% | +$290K |
|
2224
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.86B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
67,495
-7,668
| -10% | -$542K |
|
2225
CALL
Petrobras
PBR
$119B
| $4.74M | ﹤0.01% |
320,000
-1,233,400
| -79% | -$16.5M |
|
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D.E. Shaw & Co's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2022, D.E. Shaw & Co held 6,280 positions worth $107B, down 11% from $121B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
D.E. Shaw & Co withdrew a net $14.2B in Q1 2022, closing 805 positions and reducing 2,078 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $1.02B position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, D.E. Shaw & Co opened a new position in Cenovus Energy worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's largest Q1 2022 buy was Cenovus Energy: 8,428,527 shares worth $141M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co added most to Starbucks in Q1 2022, an estimated $384M increase.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $461M.
- D.E. Shaw & Co fully exited iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $1.02B.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $107B portfolio in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co opened 934 new positions and closed 805 in Q1 2022.
- D.E. Shaw & Co's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $107B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.